Cloud GiantCR 9 · Huge Giant · Stat Block & Encounter Builder

Huge giant, Challenge 9. AC 14, 200 hit points.

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Armour Class

Hit Points

200

Speed

40 ft.

Challenge

9 · 5,000 XP

Alignment

Neutral Good (50%) Or Neutral Evil (50%)

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Stat Block

Huge Giant · Neutral Good (50%) Or Neutral Evil (50%)

Cloud Giant

200

16d12 + 96 · 40 ft. · AC from natural armor

passive Perception 17

Languages: Common, Giant

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
27 (+8)	10 (+0)	22 (+6)	12 (+1)	16 (+3)	16 (+3)

Traits

Keen SmellThe giant has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.

Innate SpellcastingThe giant's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma. It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: detect magic, fog cloud, light 3/day each: feather fall, fly, misty step, telekinesis 1/day each: control weather, gaseous form

Actions

MultiattackThe giant makes two morningstar attacks.

MorningstarMelee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (3d8 + 8) piercing damage.

RockRanged Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, range 60/240 ft., one target. Hit: 30 (4d10 + 8) bludgeoning damage.

How to actually run it

Tactics

The stat block tells you what it can do. This tells you what to do with it.

1Multiattack: The giant makes two morningstar attacks.

2It casts spells — read its spell list before the fight and hold a Counterspell or a way to break concentration.

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Encounter Difficulty

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How bad is this fight?

Real DMG maths — XP thresholds by level, and the group multiplier that makes crowds so much worse than the raw total suggests.

Cloud Giants4Party size4Party level3

Could kill someone — and at high enough numbers, the whole party.

Difficulty

Deadly

40,000 adj. XP · ×2

deadly at 1,600

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Cloud Giant, Answered

What is Cloud Giant's challenge rating in D&D 5e?

Cloud Giant is Challenge 9, worth 5,000 XP. Encounter maths multiplies XP by the number of monsters, so a group is deadlier than the raw total — use the calculator on this page.

What are Cloud Giant's stats?

AC 14 (natural armor), 200 hit points (16d12 + 96), speed 40 ft.. Ability scores: STR 27, DEX 10, CON 22, INT 12, WIS 16, CHA 16.

Where does Cloud Giant fit in an encounter?

As a giant of Challenge 9, it suits a party whose level is in the same range. Adjust party size and level in the builder above to see the difficulty shift live.

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